elections. welcome to the second hour of "hyppening now," i'm jenna lee. jon: and i'm jon scott. president obama traveling to north carolina yesterday to give a speech, but the state's democratic senate, kay hagan, choosing to steer clear of the event, and the president, as she ñaces a tough re-election battle this november. is this a sign of things to come for the president? will fellow democrats keep him at arm's length? joining us live, juan williams, our fox news political analyst. kay hagan's people, of course, had the usual political excuse that she was too busy doing the people's business in washington, couldn't be bothered joining with the president. you've got to wonder or, juan, what's going on there? >> well, i think it's pretty obvious, she doesn't want to be seen with him, jon. the reason she doesn't want to be seen with him is interesting. obviously, the president's a great fundraiser, he canty the base. the real reason is not republicans who are unlikely to vote for her anyway, but independents. the question is, how do independents feel about barack